Shane (1953)
| Release Date | 23 April 1953 |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $9,000,000 |
| Tagline | The Greatest Story Of the West Ever Filmed [re-release] |
| Genre | Drama, Western |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Big Bear Lake, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Western |
| Mood | Tough Guys |
| Themes | Righting the Wronged, Lone Wolves, Farm Life, Mysterious Strangers, Haunted By the Past, Ranchers |
| Tones | Deliberate, Earnest, Understated, Compassionate, Sweeping |
| Tags | Cattlemen, Drifter, Duel, Family, Farmer, Farmhand, Father, Gunfighter, Homestead, One Against Odds, Outlaw [Western], Ranch, Son |
Shane is a 1953 American Western film from Paramount. It was produced and directed by George Stevens from a screenplay by A.B. Guthrie Jr., based on the 1949 novel of the same name by Jack Schaefer. Its Oscar-winning cinematography was by Loyal Griggs. The film stars Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur (in her last film after a thirty-year career) and Van Heflin, and features Brandon De Wilde, Elisha Cook Jr., Jack Palance and Ben Johnson.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Emile Meyer
Rufus Ryker
Douglas Spencer
Axel 'Swede' Shipstead
John Dierkes
Morgan Ryker
Paul McVey
Sam Grafton
John Miller
Will Atkey, bartender
Ray Spiker
Axel Johnson - Homesteader
Janice Carroll
Susan Lewis
Martin Mason
Ed Howells
Helen Brown
Martha Lewis
Ewing Miles Brown
Ryker Man
Bill Cartledge
Ryker man
William Dyer Jr.
Homesteader
Chester W. Hannan
Ryker man
George J. Lewis
Ryker man
Howard Negley
Pete 'Yank' Potts, harmonica player
Charles Quirk
Clerk
Steve Raines
Ryker man
William Simonds
Homesteader
Jack Sterling
Ryker man
Henry Wills
Ryker man
Director
Writer
Jack Schaefer
A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Jack Sher
Producer
Ivan Moffat
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Loyal Griggs
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Editor
William Hornbeck
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Tom McAdoo
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Art Director
Hal Pereira
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Walter H. Tyler
Set Decorator
Emile Kuri
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Costume Designer
Makeup Department
Wally Westmore
makeup supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John R. Coonan
assistant director
Sound Department
Gene Garvin
sound recordist
Harry Lindgren
sound recordist
Special Effects
Farciot Edouart
process photography
Gordon Jennings
special photographic effects
Stunts
Russell Saunders
stunt double: Alan Ladd
Paul Baxley
stunt double
Wayne Burson
stunts
Danny Sands
stunts
Ray Spiker
stunts
Henry Wills
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Irmin Roberts
director of photography: second unit
Editorial Department
Richard Mueller
color consultant: Technicolor
Music Department
Mack David
lyrics
Wilson Stone
lyrics
John C. Hammell
music editor
Other Crew
Joe De Young
technical advisor
Fred Guiol
associate director
Howie Horwitz
assistant to producer
Charles Morton
script supervisor
Rodd Redwing
hand double: Alan Ladd
George Stevens Jr.
production assistant
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Distributor
Paramount
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Paramount Pictures
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CIC Vídeo
Emerald
Paramount Filmes do Brasil
Paramount Home Entertainment
Paramount Home Video
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